Madison Keys was ready for a glorious Wimbledon moment on Sunday. But injuries and their unfortunate timing don’t always cooperate. In a thrilling Round of 16 duel with Italy’s Jasmine Paolini, the American Keys was forced to retire at 5-5 of the third set after an upper-thigh injury she suffered mid-match became too much to overcome.

Fighting off tears, and with a spot in the Wimbledon women's quarterfinals on the line, an emotional Madison Keys was forced to retire due to injury from her fourth-round match on Sunday against Jasmine Paolini.

French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini reached her first Wimbledon quarterfinal when Madison Keys had to retire with a leg injury at 5-5 in the third set of their fourth-round match Sunday. Keys had served for the match at 5-2 in the last set but then started limping more and more and needed a medical timeout to get her left leg worked on after Paolini made it 5-4.

Defending Wimbledon champ Carlos Alcaraz tackles the fourth round Sunday at the 2024 Wimbledon Championships against No. 16 Ugo Humbert.

El campeón defensor de Wimbledon Carlos Alcaraz consiguió grandes tiros cuando más importaba y se sostuvo para vencer a Ugo Humbert 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 el domingo en la Cancha Central para alcanzar los cuartos de final.

Wimbledon action continues at the All England Club on Sunday as the world's top players battle for a place in the quarter-finals of the Grand Slam in London. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is up against 16th seed Ugo Humbert,